The 10th annual Jewish Heritage Night will take place during the Miami Heat's Dec. 2 home game against the Utah Jazz at American Airlines Arena, 601 Biscayne Blvd in Miami. The event is coordinated by Chabad of South Florida with participation from the Heat organization. Doors open at 4:30 p.m....

South Floridians have the opportunity to see works of internationally renowned artist and fashion designer Daniel Chimowitz at the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU. Through the exhibit Daniel Chimowitz: Walking Canvases, on display at the JMOF-FIU, 301 Washington Ave. in Miami Beach, through Feb. 3,...

The 80th anniversary of Kristallnacht was observed through music, testimonies, remarks, prayers and remembrance during the annual commemorative program of the Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach, a committee of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation. Kristallnacht, referred to as the Night of Broken Glass,...

Vi at Aventura, a luxury senior living community, will host its inaugural Golden Latke Competition at 11 a.m. on Nov. 29. Local delis and top caterers will present their signature latkes and be judged by a panel of local media representatives and community leaders. Vi at Aventura residents and...

Rabbi Moshe Tom Heyn, a hospice chaplain at Vitas Healthcare, will address the subject of "End of Life Desires, A Sacred Jewish Conversation" during Ahavat Olam's Nov. 30 Shabbat service in Miami that begins at 7:45 p.m. The synagogue invites the public for this Shabbat as it begins a conversation...

More than 150 girls from South Florida recently got together in North Miami Beach to paint with the purpose of bringing light and joy to Holocaust survivors. The "Painting with a Purpose" bat mitzvah project was organized by Jewish Community Services of South Florida's Latin Committee, JCS Latino,...

Temple Sinai of North Dade in North Miami Beach will commemorate the 80th anniversary of Kristallnacht at its Nov. 9 Shabbat service that begins at 6:15 p.m. Kristallnacht, referred to as the Night of Broken Glass, signaled the beginning of the Holocaust. It was marked by a series of coordinated...

The Miami Jewish Film Festival and Miami Beach Cinematheque continue their partnership for a fifth consecutive year as they will once again host an annual film series honoring masters of Jewish cinema from Nov. 7-28. This year's series will celebrate classic film noir’s most iconic films as it...

As part of its adult programming JCC-U, the Galbut Family Miami Beach Jewish Community Center is presenting the course Grand Conversations with Holocaust educator Miriam Klein Kassenoff, Rabbi Cheryl Weiner and professor Robert Watson. The class begins on Nov. 7 with Kassenoff and Weiner presenting...

The Center for the Advancement of Jewish Education in Miami, a subsidiary of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation, is currently displaying the photographic exhibit, "Project 180: Witnesses for Life," at the Michael-Ann Russell Jewish Community Center's new theater, 18900 NE 25th Ave. in North Miami...

The shooting tragedy during Shabbat morning service at the synagogue Tree of Life – Or L'Simcha Congregation in Pittsburgh that left 11 people dead, has hit home for South Florida Jews who once lived in the surrounding area. Tree of Life was the childhood synagogue of Rabbi Jonathan Berkun of Aventura...

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The fifth annual IAC national Conference takes place in Hollywood from Nov. 29-Dec. 2.

The fifth annual IAC national Conference takes place in Hollywood from Nov. 29-Dec. 2. (Israeli-American Council/Courtesy)

The Israeli-American Council will host its fifth annual IAC National Conference from Nov. 29-Dec. 2 at the Diplomat Beach Resort, 3555 South Ocean Dr. in Hollywood. The conference will include Vice President Mike Pence who will deliver a keynote address on the afternoon of Nov. 30. For the conference,...

The Preservation Hall All-Stars will present a traditional New Orleans jazz concert at the David Posnack Jewish Community Center in Davie at 8 p.m. on Nov. 17. The All-Stars are the premier ensemble of tenured artists from the greater Preservation Hall musical collective based in New Orleans. Each...

Palm Beach County teachers and students recently participated in guided tours of a Holocaust exhibit called No Child's Play, now on display at the Mandel Jewish Community Center's Palm Beach Gardens location through Dec. 9. No Child’s Play is a traveling exhibit developed and curated by Yad Vashem,...

The Jewish learning festival Limmud comes to Boca Raton with a day-long array of learning opportunities. Limmud, named after the Hebrew word for learning, is a global movement launched in the United Kingdom in 1980 and promotes an approach to cross-communal Jewish education and has been implemented...

It started with a chance remark after a Shabbat dinner. “What a feast! You must have cooked for hours!” I didn’t answer immediately. Working in my home office, I haven’t the time or the inclination to spend hours in the kitchen anymore. And neither do busy parents, young couples or working professionals....

In her recently published memoir, "My Fat Dad: A Memoir of Food, Love, and Family, with Recipes," New York Times wellness blogger and nutritionist Dawn Lerman shares her food journey and that of her father, a copywriter from the "Mad Men" era of advertising. Dawn spent her childhood constantly hungry....

Devar Torah

Is public protest an effective means of bringing about change? While many insist on its value, some have argued that demonstrations on behalf of Jewish causes precipitate anti-Semitic backlash. This week's Torah portion offers an insight into this debate. After 22 years of separation, Yaakov (Jacob),...